GB/CB/1912 inspired by the Super Lion, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1912 (Engine 1917) Displacement: 41,106 t light; 43,049 t standard; 46,150 t normal; 48,631 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 800.00 ft / 800.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load) 243.84 m / 243.84 m x 31.70 m x 9.14 m Armament: 10 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts 16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in one mount, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1912 Model Quick firing guns in deck mount on side amidships, 4 raised guns Weight of broadside 20,200 lbs / 9,163 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 140.00 ft / 42.67 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m 70.00 ft / 21.34 m Unarmoured ends Main Belt covers 113 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.50" / 38 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - - - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 213,782 shp / 159,481 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 5,581 tons Complement: 1,573 - 2,046 Cost: £4.413 million / $17.651 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,234 tons, 4.8 % Armour: 12,224 tons, 26.5 % - Belts: 4,230 tons, 9.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 917 tons, 2.0 % - Armament: 3,299 tons, 7.1 % - Armour Deck: 3,528 tons, 7.6 % - Conning Tower: 249 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 7,837 tons, 17.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,811 tons, 40.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,044 tons, 10.9 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 57,533 lbs / 26,096 Kg = 34.1 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13 Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m Roll period: 16.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.647 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.69 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.28 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m - Forecastle (20 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Mid (72 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Average freeboard: 28.64 ft / 8.73 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.5 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 224.8 % Waterplane Area: 63,569 Square feet or 5,906 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,008 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.37 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
This is a design obviously inspired by the Super Lion concept
I have a pencil drawing, with minimum specifications for a battlecruiser obviously inspired by the Super Lion. The maximum speed specified was 32 knots and the armament was 10-15in and 16-5in guns. I assumed that the armour basis was 9in. To be viable, this had to have lighter weight machinery. This is the Springsharp report:
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